Arothron
manilensis
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| Photo: The Puffer List |
| Common Names: |
Narrow Lined Puffer |
Also Known As: |
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| Synonyms: |
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Family: |
Tetraodontidae |
| Origin: |
Western Pacific |
Main Ecosystem: |
Ocean |
| Salinity: |
Saltwater |
Temperament: |
Aggressive, though less so than other puffers toward other fish. |
| PH: |
7.8-8.2 |
Temperature: |
74-80F (23-26C) |
| Maximum Size: |
12 inches |
Minimum Tank: |
100 gallons (US) |
| Activity: |
Hunter/seeker |
Lifespan: |
10 |
| Gender: |
No sexual dimorphism |
Breeding: |
Unknown |
| Diet: |
Feed live and frozen foods, snails, freeze dried krill, frozen shrimp, bloodworms- live or frozen, crab legs, shell-on shrimp, crabs. |
| Care: |
These puffers are also sensitive to nitrites and ammonia and should only be introduced into a fully cycled aquarium. High quality water is needed for these puffers to thrive, a sump or refugium is a good idea on a tank for this puffer. |
| Notes: |
The narrow lined puffer is a beautiful saltwater puffer that will do well in a tank with live rock and enjoys searching the rock for living things to snack on. In my experience they have been mild toward other fish, but I would not consider them to be reef safe as they will readily snack on many of the invertebrates found in a reef. They do tend to be more territorial and in my experience, they would not accept conspecifics, though other puffer species were fine. |
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